The Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare, Catherine Richardson, PhD, Catherine Richardson, PhD

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Penguin Classics
18 November 2015

Shakespeare plays

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery

In need of money, the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands' wealth. By talking to each other, however, the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge. Relentlessly inventive, this comic humiliation of a foolish would-be seducer is a lively, compelling and ultimately joyous celebration of the all-conquering power of laughter.

This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to The Merry Wives of Windsor, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.

By: William Shakespeare
Introduction by: Catherine Richardson PhD
Revised by: Catherine Richardson PhD
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 197g
ISBN: 9780141396576
ISBN 10: 0141396571
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 18 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. G. R. Hibbard was Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Catherine Richardson is Reader in Renaissance Studies at the University of Kent.

Reviews for The Merry Wives of Windsor

Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works Remarkable . . . makes Shakespeare's extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever. -James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 A feast of literary and historical information. -The Wall Street Journal